Harry



E V. VUGHT.

(No Model.)

GAGE.

Patented Mgr. 30, 1886.

llllll @lrrlelll HARRY V. "VGGT, OF Ill'll'lllllLl'llll, NHTV JERSEY.

' 'SPECIFICATON forming part of Letters Patent No. 339,033, dated March 30. 1886.

Application filed lll uenlher 2, 1385,

To all whom iz? lll/ely oon/cern:

Be il; known 'llzlll I, HARRY "ll Voer, ol' Millville, in the eennly ol' Glllnherlzlnd llnll State of New Jersey, have nven'tllrrl certain new and useful Improvements in l'lllges; :lllll Ido hereby lleelzlre the following to he :l l'nll. clear, and exact description of the inreniioln sucllas Will enable olllern Skilled in the zlrlV4 le which it appellaine le ineke anni nel ;lle sinne.

My invention relzlles lo lill inlljlrorelnent in gnglm v The oiojeet in to provide ll tool whiell shrill serve the pnl-poses of lllelnon inllrovell lorlnnl of earpentersgzlge, zlnll also Serve non welltlr elf-hoard gage and support.

With these ende in View my invenlion eell Siglo in eellilill features of eonshrnetil'lll and oonlblnnllons of lllll's, nn will he llereillzlllel' lleserbed, and pointed ont,` in ille elnlnln,

lll the `@helnpllnying drawings, Figure i: l 2l' v1ew ol the eonlbllnlliolrgzlge lll side olelll.- tion, sho "ing lille perle in ponilion 'ol lnlillnl.- ing @he gage lo l welltller-llollrfl. Fig'. 2 `@hows the Saline adjusted to the ll: ril. Fig. 3 rel lesel'lls the llzlrls ill lllle posl loll which lnlley occupy when Ehe gege lineal lo nnllk ll lille lzlrzlllel Willi lhe elige ol' ille board or other ln. vien' ol.' the nllll'lln-,gu., 3, reprenfnln n llnlcliliell roll srnellion el' lille end ellei lll represenlls :l llzlr ol' n'oell or ol'llel sllilz- :llille nlll'cerilll, ,gllel'erllhlgr sllnillll' in nlnlpe lo the orll'lllllry elll'1lelllel"n gllge. Il. eollnl or :lhnl Venlo, ll, le lllllll l ll erwin. :lnll lle loelily1 in. my llesll'ell llnlllllllnlenl hv :l5 lllllmh-sen fr, lh I @ne ellll el' @he :lig/oel; or lull' A is provided will l l, @,plxel'erllly n lnflllllie oeil, lll nlllllzlllgplll'llll, l), bel C, elllnrr lernnlll inl:I4 l grlll wilh or sel-,nrerl firmly in one `Qilllf nl' (l lx elle, es shown, The point U lerlnel', llnsll l with lille (luier lllee of ille ellp a., nml lol-nl nalen ill n, sliglltlyl'onlniell elige rzlllhel llllln l :l sharp peint, ille bevel hein(T on iis inner l side :lnol ell'llm Cl." on cannes the lnllrllinrepoilll lo l lregnlzlrly nlolll,r the sul-inne ol' ille heal-ll lnll lll-e' enna in :l very grellh degree the lellllelley lllllell nnlnl: points hill/e to l'ollew ille groin of ille wooll. 'llle oep o ex'lonlls lleyencl lhe eide el lzllenlook or bill' A in one direction, :lnll ls provided at l i|\I end Wllll llll llplvllrllly-e;lending pl'njwl Serial No. lr'l` ISE. (No nnnleh) lion, a. The lutter may he formed eilher by bending the end ol the cap or hy casting it thereon, or :l piece nnlyv he secured to the cap.

` lhe ol'ljeel'y of the exllelnlell portion of the cap ond llle pl'ojeolion lorlllell l1hereollnillappear fn rth er on.

The steek or hor l is provided with an ol)- long slot, ll, extending through the bnr horil zonl'zllly with relancer lo the posit-lou which l'lle gzlge :lssnl'nes vrllellln use, to lll-ark aboard. lying` on ll heheh. lll the slot E is pivotally Seonrell ll lever, F, having al curved pin,f, lirlnljl' set ill n sllonlller, il, l'ornled on the le- Tlle lever and pill nre so Constructed and nrlllllgell llnlliwhen the lever is swung lronl 'lille llosilioll shown .ill Fig. l to that; shown in Fig. 2 the pill f will project from willlill ille slof; l :lnll lllke ll curved patlllinto 'he posilinn shown ill Fig. 2. A Sllllllsllnlrp pill, ll, lll the :lhlltnlenl'7 B a short distance from ljllle side ol' the bnr A, through which the enrrell pl'nf prol'eels, is adapted to not in conjunction willi the slllllenrved plnillseonn ing ille onge lio ille llonrll,

Al one elnl of ille slot ll there is nV recess, e, formell :nnl anlllplell to .leeeivlA the handle of the lever F when the lever is thrown over out ol' use, als shown ill llg. Jl. ".llle opposite Side ol' l-lle slllnv end el' ille .Slot is cntohliqnely,l1o hold the lnlllrlle ol' the lever ill :l Convenient position l'ol' une.

llle :aille of ille` lull' A which is toward the ll'onll when the lever in in use to Secure the gzlgeto ll. n'ellllller-hozlrll is provided with a. .lozlle ol' lnelles or olller lllellsnring units to denote ille linlzlnee l'ronl lille olll'elfzlee ofthe elli; lo the zlhnlnlvnt. XVllell the tool above llenorillell ls nnllll :ls zlll ordinary earpenters onge, the lever Il is llrown out of use within l lllenlol l, llle :lllnllnenl not llt lllepl'oper disi lnlo he exposed, lllegngeis plz'leell on the hoard l :ls-l Sleenrell, lille point; in thelllllllllnenlpressed inlo ille ellge of the llollrll, :unl the handle of lille level' thrown over loll'llrd llle opposite end ol' elle nlol, pressing ille enrvell pill f info lill@ with great exaetness.

done the cap a is extended so that a board when face of the board, and thereby securing the gage firmly to the board. 'One of the gages having been set in position at each end of the board, and in the middle, if so desired, the board to be nailed on is placed in position, its lower edge resting on the cap or caps a and prevented from slipping off by the projection thereon. The board may then be nailed on without any liability ofy sagging.

It is quite desirable that there shall be an exact number ofexposed portions ofthe Weatherboarding along the edge ofthe window or door easing. To bring this about,carpcnterssoften resort to the scheme of making the last few laps greater than those below them, often causing thereby a noticeable irregularity. By means of my improved gage, however, the part lap which would naturally be left over at the top may be subdividedinto a great number of parts by setting the gage at the proper point and commencing the compensation of the error at the very bottom of the casing, and this may be accomplished without an y appreciable waste of time. lt is also desirable that the ends which butt against the casing should be fitted ToY enable this to be placed in position on the cap in close proximity to the easing may be allowed to project past the casing to be marked for cutting o.

When the gage is used in'other positions along the board, a cap of the form shown in Fig. 5 may be advantageously employed, the projection being located at or near the edge of the end of the stock or bar.

The hole made by the curved pinfis quite small and will readily iill with paint and never show. Its course being downward, the paint will flow into it without any trouble.

It is evident that slight changes might be resorted to in the form and arrangement of the several parts described without departing from the spirit and scope of my invention; hence I do not wish to limit myself strictly to the construction herein set forth.

I am aware that it is not new to provide a weather-board gage with a shouldered end for supporting a weatherboard and with an adjustable abutment; also, that it is-old to provide a carpenter-s gage with a marking-point and an adjustable abutment; hence I make no claim to these parts separately considered.

Having fully described my invention, what I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters latent, isv 1. The combined carpenters gage and weather-board gage,consistin g,essentiall y, of a bar havingan adj ust-able abutment, amarkingpoint on one end ofsaid bar, a shouldered cap, and a swinging pin mounted on the bar for locking the bar to a weathcrboard, substantially as set forth.

2. The combination, with a bar provided with an adjustable abutment having a spur or pin therein, and a shouldered cap secured to one end of said bar, of a lever pivoted to said bar, and a curved pin, substantially as described, rigidly secured to the lever, substantially as set forth.

3. The combined carpentcrs :md weather board gage,consisti ng, essentially, ofthe graduated stock or bar, a sliding abutment secured to said stock or bar and provided with a re taining-spur, theshouldercd cap secured to one end of the bar, a marking-point secured to the shouldered cap, and the curved pin pivotally secured to the bar, substantially as set forth.

ln testimony whereof I have signed this specification in the presence of two subserib` ing witnesses.

HARRY V. VOGT. \Vitnesses:

E. L. S'rUuoIvANT, S. E. S'rUnnivAN'r. 

